Finally decided to join in (actually couldn't just sit back and read any more cause you all have so much fun here). I've been reading this forum for a little more than a year after a not so nice experience on another jeep forum and it seems much more friendly here as long as the newbie doesn't cop an attitude right off. So, with that said:

Hello and I look forward to thanking those that I've "stolen" ideas from in the past for my jeep

This is what I started with 2 years ago for my first jeep. I had wanted one forever and finally let myself have my toy:

First soft top (LOVE IT!):

Went from bought with this on the hood:

To this:

And today did this, thanks to the "cheap mods" thread here:

and working on getting those jugs off:

__________________"I have tried to live my life so that my family would love me and my friends respect me. The others can do whatever the heck they please".-John Wayne

Got the jugs all the way off this morning with the help of a hacksaw on those bolts that stripped!!!! Looks so much cleaner now. Wanted to paint the grill and nerf bars (black bedliner) today but it's cool and humid here with clouds after a big rain, so that will have to wait for the next sunny day.

__________________"I have tried to live my life so that my family would love me and my friends respect me. The others can do whatever the heck they please".-John Wayne